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A. E. SIDNELL g RUBBER ARTICLE AND!y PROCESS AND-FOIIM FOR MAKING SAMEOriginal Fi1ed,Sept. 26, .1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fla.. V/0

V INVENTOR: LBERT E. SDNELL BY KZ A TTORNE Y Patented Sept. 30, 1947STefigzizs4 PAT ,-ofrfrl cla:

auartlan'rrolla AN PROCESS ANnronM ron MAKING ysalut; Y

Y Aira-tn. sianeu, Akron, orio Continuation `of, gapplicaiticnerial.No.,e358g407,

September 26, 1940. `ianuary. 11, 19415,!Se`ria1Noi 572,383

(c1. this) are 'easilyytorn Alisano suitable way has been Y provided forattaching hose supporters thereto, the plain rubber `girdle beingunsuitable forsecuring hose supporters. i

One purpose of theinvention is to provide ani'mproved form vand methodfor making deposited rubber articles with reinforcements orV attachmentsand for an larticle resulting from the use of said form and method.

The present invention has for its specific objects the provision of aform on which the rubber 'may be deposited for making an improved Womansgirdle with vreinforcing inserts and attachments, an improvedmethod ofmaking a depos'ited rubberfgirdle perforated for ventilation, and amethod foreiectively securing means, to the girdle forattachment of hosesupporters.

Another purpose` of Atheinvention is to provide animproved dipped rubbergirdle or like garment having strips .of elasticor resilient reinforcingmaterial embeddedin the edge Iportions thereof during thedepositionprocess, whereby thegarment will not .tear atgthe edge portions whenstretched, as, for example, to fit the wearer.

The foregoingL and other purposesV and objects are obtained by the form,the method, and article illustrated inthe accompanying drawings vanddescribed below. Itis understood that the invention is not limitedto thespecific form thereof shown and described.

Of the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a back 4viewk of awomans girdle embodying the invention; v

Fig. 2 is a front view .thereof Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevationthereof showing the loops provided for attachment of hose supporters;

"Fig 4 is a sectionalong line 4--4 of Fig. 2;

l. Fig. 5 is a sectionalong line 5-t-5 of Fig. 2;

A Fig. "6 is afront elevation of a form embodying and adapted'to carryout the invention;

Fig. 7 is a section on line 'I-'I of Fig. 6;

' Fig. 8 is a fragmentary section on line 8,-8 of Fig.'6;

^ Fig. 9 is a fragmentary section on line 9 9 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 10 is a'view similar to Fig. 1, of a modified form of theinvention; and

Fig. ll is a. cross section, on an enlarged scale, takenon line VI Ifg-H-ofFig-, 10.

14 Claims.

- back portions of Vthe gar-ment, is alayer of 'suit-y able,`,preferably comparatively light, fabric or This application filedReferring particularlyjtoFigs. v1-9 of the draw" ings, theimprovedgirdle comprises a .body por.

tion 'Iii which consists of aplurality of layers (at least two) of.deposited rubber. tween ,the'layersy preferably atboth the front andother reinforcing material adapted to the. purpose, as indicated atIIand l2, respectively. A'The garment may be perforated `through therein'- forced portions II and I2, as indicated at I3, to'

provide .effective ventilation, the lperforated portions beingreinforced, of course, .toprevent tearing thereof.

The area and'fshapeor .design-of .thesefabric inserts may be varied las`'desired vbut'extend less than the entire distance around the girdle sothat unreinforced, .imperforate portions' thereof may stretch ,asrequired to .beappliedto and htf about thebody of the wearer.

The top .and bottom edgesof .the girdlemay be reinforced by-ribs orbeads I4 and I5, respectively, formed on .the garment to .resist tearingthereof.

At the bottom of the garment 'there are arranged loops It, .I6 and I'I,I1 for attachment of suitable hose` supporters (not shown) to thegarment. These loops may. comprise rubber covered fabric or othersuitable reinforcing o-r stretch-resistingv material and vmay be formedtof strips of this materia1 'extended between layersvof the depositedrubber forming the lbody .Ill of the garment,

one of said strips indicated at 16a extending out from the lower edge ofthe lgarlr'ient vand .the other in'dicated'at ',I-Bb 4extending down toand terminating at the lower edgeof the garment, the strip `Ita beinglooped lback and secured to the lgarment in any suitableway, as byrivets IGc, sewing or otherwise, and'either before or after the youterlayer of rubber has been applied by deposition to formthe garment. Itwill be understood that each of the loops? Iiiand I'I maybe similarlysecured to' the garment so that description of one of the loops I6 withreference to'Figs. 1, 2, and 3 is -sufficient to understand theconstruction of all, the parts -IY'Ia and I'Ib of Figs.

land 3 corresponding `to the parts I 6a and 16h.

-The improved garment maybe made onV the" form shown in Fig. 6. Thisform may bea cornparatively fiat plate `v2li Withrounded -side edges2I,2I` and of the shape and size to form the desired shape and sizeof agirdle. Adjacent its upper edge the form may be provided with a;

groove indicated at -22 into which the rubber deposited on the-form mayhow `to form the bead I4; and, similarly, A adjacent the bottom edge ofrthe form there-may be a groove 23 into which the rubberdeposited on theform can collect'to form the rib or bead I5. The form is also preferablyprovided -with "slight shallow grooves -24 and 25 for outlining thepositions `of the fabric inserts II and I 2, as will be explained,andalso' with similar slight grooves, as indicated at 26, 26 and 21, 21,for outlining the positions of the hose-supporting insert strips, suchas Ilia and IBb. Grooves such as 22 or 23 are indicated in Fig. 8, andsuch as 24 are indicated in Fig. 9.

In carrying out the improved method to make the article shown and withthe use of the form e electro-deposition or otherwise to provide aninner coating of rubberV on the form. At the places where the grooves24, 25, 26, and 2l are provided, there will be slight grooves in theouter surface of the inner coating of rubber, outlining the portions ofthe'fabric inserts.v The fabric inserts are then placed on the innerlayer of rubber, whileit is in a tacky condition, in their correctpositions within the grooved outlines provided so that the inserts willadhere to the inner layer of rubber. Then the form 20 is again dippedone vor more times in the rubber or like solutions or depositions ofrubber or the like, or such solutions are otherwise applied on the formto provide an outer layer of rubber, whereby the fabric inserts aresecured between the inner and outer layers of rubber.

After the rubber has been dried or cured or vulcanized on the form, theresulting article is stripped from the form and is trimmed to the beadsI4 and I5 at the top and bottom thereof, respectively. The loops I4 maybe secured either before or after the second dipping of rubber; and ifafterwards, the extending portions of the strips may be looped up andsecured by rivets, sewing ror otherwise.

Either before or after trimming or before or after securing the loops,the resulting article may be perforated, as by a suitable punchV device,providing Ventilating openings indicated at I3 through the reinforcedportions 'It or I2 of the garment, the reinforcing fabric effectivelypreventing these portions of the garment from being so weakened by theperforations as to tear easily.

In Figs. and il are shown a modified form of girdle 30, similar to thegirdle shown in Figs. 1-9 in all respects except that instead of thereinforcing ribs I4 and I5 formed by deposition of rubber on the girdleform, strips vor bands 3|, 3| of elastic or resilient material, such asgum rubber, are incorporated into the top and bottom edge portions ofthe girdle. As described above in connection with the method of applyingthe fabric inserts to girdle IQ, the gum rubberY strips 3| may be placedon the inner layer 32 of rubber around the edge ,portionsA of the topand bottom openings of the girdle 30, and then the form may be dippedone or more times in latex or like solutions or depositions of rubber toprovide an outer layer 33 of rubber. In vulcanization of the articlethus formed, the strips 3I become integrally bonded between the innerand outer layers of the garment rubber.

This construction provides strong reinforced edges on the garment toprevent the same from tearing when the garment is.stretched onto orremoved from the body of the wearer or when the edge portions areYpulled for any reason, such as to adjust the girdle for'greater comforton the wearer or to adjust the Vhose supporters (not shown). Y

It will be apparent from the foregoing that Ait 4 an improved article ofdeposited rubber has been provided by the invention and, also, animproved form and procedure for producing such articles simply andeconomically. It is to be understood that modifications of the inventionand adaptations thereof to other articles may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims.

This application is a continuation of my application Serial No. 358,407,filed September 26, 1940.

What I claim is:

1. A girdle which shapes itself to the body of the wearer and whichcomprises inner and outer layers of deposited rubber and inserts ofreinforcing material secured therebetween during the process ofdeposition of the rubber, one of the inserts being. located in the frontof the girdle and the other insert being located in the back ofthe-girdle, the respective inserts being substan-v tially symmetricaland covering substantial areas on Vboth sides of the center lilies ofthe front and back of the girdle, said reinforced portions of the girdlebeing perforated to provide ventilation, there being imperforate,elastic, unreinforced areas of deposited rubber at the sides of thegirdle which are composed of said inner and outer layers united inface-to-face relation without any interface.

2. A girdle which shapes itself to the body of the wearer and whichcomprises inner and outer layers of deposited rubber and inserts ofreinforcing material secured therebetween during the process ofdeposition of the rubber, one of the inserts being located in the frontof the girdle and the other insertv being located in the back of thegirdle, the respective inserts being substantially symmetrical andcovering substantial areas on both sides of the center lines of thefront and back of the girdle, said reinforced portions of the girdlebeing perforated to provide Ventilation without any additionalreinforcement at said perforations than is provided by reinforcingmaterial, and circumferentially between the inserts imperforate,elastic, unreinforced areas of deposited rubber at the sides of thegirdle composed of said inner and outer layers united in face-tofacerelation without any interface.

3. A girdle comprising inner and outer layers of deposited rubber havingone or more inserts of inelastic reinforcing material securedtherebetween during the process of deposition of the rubber, the insertor inserts being discontinuous about the garment, whereby portions ofthegarment which are not thus reinforced may freely stretch so that thegarment may be applied to and shape itself to the body kof the wearer,said reinforced portion or portions of the'girdle being perforated toprovide ventilation. v

4. A girdle comprising inner and outer layers of deposited rubber havingone or more inserts of inelasticv reinforcing material Vsecuredtherebetween during the process of deposition of the rubber, the insertor inserts being discontinuous about the garment, whereby portions ofthe garment which are not thus' reinforced may freely stretch so thatthe garment may be applied to and shape itself to the body of thewearer, said reinforced portion or portions of the girdle beingperforated to provide ventilation without any additional reinforcementat the perforations than is provided by the inelastic reinforcingmaterial.

5. A girdle comprising a body portion composed of layers of depositedrubber, and secured to the body portion stretch-resisting hose-supporterconnections a portion of each of which is secured between the layers 0fthe body portion during the process of deposition, and another portionof which extends from the lower edge of the girdle so that hosesupporters may be attached thereto below the body portion of the girdle.

6. A method of making girdles with stretchresisting, reinforcing clothinserts which comprises providing a form having thereon a formationwhich defines the outline of an insert, depositing a layer of rubber orthe like on said form over the formation 'defining the outline of theinsert thereby producing an irregularity in the surface of the depositedrubber which denes the outline of the insert, placing astretch-resisting cloth insert on the rubber-covered form in theposition so outlined, and depositing a further layer of rubber over theaforesaid layer and over the insert to secure the insert between thelayers of rubber.

7. A method of making a girdle with an insert which reinforces a portionof the girdle which is to be perforated to provide ventilation, whichcomprises providing a form for a girdle with a formation thereon whichdefines the position of the reinforcing insert, depositing a layer ofrubber or the like on said form over the formation defining the positionof the insert thereby producing an irregularity in the surface of thedeposited rubber which defines the position of the insert, placing theinsert on the form in the position thus defined, and then depositing afurther layer of rubber over the previously deposited rubber and overthe insert to secure the insert between the layers of rubber.

8. A method of making a girdle with hose-supporter connections extendingfrom the lower edge thereof which comprises providing a form havingformations at the lower edge thereof which define the positions of a.portion of each of the hosesupporter connections, depositing a layer ofrubber on the form and over the formations thereby producing in thesurface of the rubber deposit irregularities which define thel locationsfor the hose-supporter connections, placing the hose-supporterconnections on the deposited layer of rubber in the locations defined bysaid irregularities with a portion of each extending from the edge ofthe form, and then depositing a further layer of rubber over theoriginal layer of rubber and the portion of each hose-supporterconnection on the form so as to secure said portions between the layersof rubber while leaving an uncoated portion of each hose-supporterconnection extending from the edge of the form.

9. A form for a girdle of deposited rubber with an insert forreinforcing portions in the front and back thereof for subsequentperforation for ventilation, which form has on the surface thereof aformation which when covered with a layer of deposited rubber, outlinesthe locations for said inserts in the front and back of the girdle.

10. A form for a girdle of deposited rubber with hose-supporterconnections one portion of each of which is held between layers of thedeposited rubber and another portion of each of which eX- tends belowthe girdle, which form comprises formations which when covered with alayer of rubber, produce irregularities which define the locations forthe hose-supporter connections which are to be laid thereon forsubsequent deposition of a further layer of rubber over thehose-supporter connections and the rubber already deposited on the form.

11. A form for a girdle of deposited rubber with an insert forreinforcing portions in the front and back thereof for subsequentperforation or ventilation, which form has therein a groove or otherdepression for outlining the position of an insert on the front and backthereof whereby when a layer of rubber is applied to the form, thelocation for the insert will be defined by a depression in the frontAand back surfaces of said layer 12. `A rubber girdle, the inner andouter surfaces of which are of deposited rubber, there beingperforations concentrated in areas at the front and back of the girdle,said areas being reinforced by a thin fabric interposed between saiddeposited rubber surfaces, there being areas of the girdle which areimperforate, unreinforce'd, and composed entirely of deposited rubber.

13. The method of making a girdle which cornprises depositing rubberfrom latex on a girdle form, placing at least one reinforcing insert onthe deposited rubber, then depositing rubber from latex on the exposedsurfaces of (l) the one or more inserts and (2) the first-mentioneddeposited rubber, and then perforating the girdle thus formed in thereinforced areas.

14. The method of making a girdle which oomprises depositing rubber fromlatex on a girdle form, placing a thin fabric insert on the depositedrubber at the front and back of the girdle, there being exposed areas ofthe deposited rubber between the inserts, then depositing more rubberfrom latex over the inserts and said exposed areas, and then perforatingthe girdle through the inserts to provide ventilation.

ALBERT E. SIDN ELL.

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